I climbed on my Wii Fit a week ago, just doing some simple Yoga positions (anything involving abs was noticeably affected from the last time I jumped on – 180 days ago!). I wanted to stretch and get a good idea of what my body was capable of, how far I would have to go to get back to where I was.
I wrote a long time ago on Psychotic Resumes about Persistence – and how Wii Fit made me want to curl up into a ball and die. That was back when I was perfectly healthy, still had an appendix, and the thought had never occurred to me that putting on pants would soon become an accomplishment.
It was, too – I wore pants for the first time since my surgery on Easter Sunday, and the lord saw it, and it was good.
And Wii Fit still makes me want to die. But I’m giving it another try.
I had a conversation with @empowerfitness on Twitter – she’s a personal trainer. She got me thinking that exercise is a really important part of my life that I’ve been neglecting. As fast as I bounced back after the appendectomy – out of the hospital after two days, working after a week; I could have done a lot better. I also think I could eat a lot better. I want to be able to feel dizzy without thinking it’s some sort of stroke.
Starting today, I’m going to make it better. I’m going to go to Kings and buy some somewhat healthy breakfast food. I’m also going to get stuff for lunches and dinners.
The whole thing is hard for me. Instead of cooking, I’d much rather go out and get something to eat, save myself the time, and use that time to be doing something creative. Instead of bringing something to work that I’ve had to re-heat or leave cold, I would just as soon go get something and pay a little more. And breakfast… well, I’m fickle.
I’ve taken a liking to these pre-split pink grapefruits, but each one has something like 300 calories and a TON of sugar. Since it’s simple sugar, I guess I shouldn’t freak out so much, and I’m actually eating a decent breakfast.
Eating out works fine when you don’t have a ton of massive bills. I haven’t tallied them up yet, but I owe somewhere around $3,000 for my appendectomy. Maybe a bit more.
Besides the money aspect, I could be making a lot healthier choices for food. I’d resolved to do this when I had my appendix out – mostly because my body just would not tolerate horrible food anymore. Well, that went out the window after the first few BK chicken sandwiches.
It’s a difficult thing for me to think about – ultimately I know that I’m the one letting myself down. Maybe I’ll figure that out before it’s really too late to do anything about it.
If it makes you feel any better, I'm in the same Wii're fat boat. My biggest problem is my wakeup routine. I wake up, do a whole bunch of stuff, and forget to eat.
Not eating breakfast REALLY screws up one's metabolism. In fact, my eating habits are the same as Sumo wrestlers. Yeah, not good.
So I'm with you here. Trying to do more cardio that doesn't make me feel like a gerbil on a wheel. Trying to restart my metabolism. You are not alone.
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I wrote a long time ago on Psychotic Resumes about Persistence – and how Wii Fit made me want to curl up into a ball and die. That was back when I was perfectly healthy, still had an appendix, and the thought had never occurred to me that putting on pants would soon become an accomplishment.
It was, too – I wore pants for the first time since my surgery on Easter Sunday, and the lord saw it, and it was good.
And Wii Fit still makes me want to die. But I’m giving it another try.
I had a conversation with @empowerfitness on Twitter – she’s a personal trainer. She got me thinking that exercise is a really important part of my life that I’ve been neglecting. As fast as I bounced back after the appendectomy – out of the hospital after two days, working after a week; I could have done a lot better. I also think I could eat a lot better. I want to be able to feel dizzy without thinking it’s some sort of stroke.
The whole thing is hard for me. Instead of cooking, I’d much rather go out and get something to eat, save myself the time, and use that time to be doing something creative. Instead of bringing something to work that I’ve had to re-heat or leave cold, I would just as soon go get something and pay a little more. And breakfast… well, I’m fickle.
I’ve taken a liking to these pre-split pink grapefruits, but each one has something like 300 calories and a TON of sugar. Since it’s simple sugar, I guess I shouldn’t freak out so much, and I’m actually eating a decent breakfast.
Eating out works fine when you don’t have a ton of massive bills. I haven’t tallied them up yet, but I owe somewhere around $3,000 for my appendectomy. Maybe a bit more.
Besides the money aspect, I could be making a lot healthier choices for food. I’d resolved to do this when I had my appendix out – mostly because my body just would not tolerate horrible food anymore. Well, that went out the window after the first few BK chicken sandwiches.
It’s a difficult thing for me to think about – ultimately I know that I’m the one letting myself down. Maybe I’ll figure that out before it’s really too late to do anything about it.